Being resourceful

There is a clock-face where the numbers have become all mixed up. Can you find out where all the numbers have got to from these ten statements?

Think of a number, square it and subtract your starting number. Is the number you're left with odd or even? How do the images help to explain this?

One block is needed to make an up-and-down staircase, with one step up and one step down. How many blocks would be needed to build an up-and-down staircase with 5 steps up and 5 steps down?

Each child in Class 3 took four numbers out of the bag. Who had made the highest even number?

Using the picture of the fraction wall, can you find equivalent fractions?

How can you arrange the 5 cubes so that you need the smallest number of Brush Loads of paint to cover them? Try with other numbers of cubes as well.

Have a look at this table of how children travel to school. How does it compare with children in your class?

These rectangles have been torn. How many squares did each one have inside it before it was ripped?

Can you predict when you'll be clapping and when you'll be clicking if you start this rhythm? How about when a friend begins a new rhythm at the same time?

Investigate how the four L-shapes fit together to make an enlarged L-shape. You could explore this idea with other shapes too.